Jennifer Ashby, a dermatologist in North Kansas City, Mo ., said that if you're going to be around poison ivy, it's best to use a barrier cream like Stokoguard or Ivy Block beforehand.
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Zinc oxide is widely used to treat a variety of other skin conditions, in products such as baby powder and barrier creams to treat diaper rashes, calamine cream, anti-dandruff shampoos, and antiseptic ointments.
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Another approach is to block moisture from reaching the skin, and commonly recommended remedies using this approach include oil-based protectants or barrier cream, various over-the-counter " diaper creams ", petroleum jelly, dimethicone and other oils.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found " Two recent randomized, controlled trials that evaluated the skin condition of caregivers demonstrated that barrier creams did not yield better results than did the control lotion or vehicle used.
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Barrier cream is often used upon a printmaker's hands both when putting them inside the protective gloves and if using their hands to wipe plates ( wipe ink into the grooves of the plate and remove excess ).
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Other measures which seek to reverse the local factors that may be contributing to the condition include improving oral hygiene, stopping smoking or other tobacco habits and use of a barrier cream ( e . g . zinc oxide paste ) at night.
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These barrier creams can be classed as occlusives ( which prevent loss through a hydrophobic effect ), humectants ( which absorb water from the dermis and environment due to hygroscopy ), or hydrating agents ( which both moisturize the skin and maintain its water content ).
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Because the ileum does not absorb as much of the gastric acid produced by the stomach as the colon did, pouch output also tends to burn the anal region slightly to severely, and many patients find it helpful to wash the area regularly, sometimes using protective barrier cream.
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The Great Ormond Street Hospital Manual of Children's Nursing Practices 2012 book found that " disposable nappies are effective in drawing fluid away from the skin and can be changed less frequently in the absence of stools, making regular application of barrier creams unnecessary in most children ."
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A 2002 review found " some reports indicate that inappropriate BC application might induce a deleterious rather than a beneficial effect . " Skin that has been moisturized by barrier cream may be more susceptible to irritation by sodium lauryl sulfate, which can permeate hydrated skin more easily due to its hydrophilia.
